Inspired by one of my all time favorite quotes! Cannot remember for the life of me if Annie ever met Liza, so in my reality, they didn't.

Looking around her, Annie could barely breath. When Auggie told her that he wanted to take her somewhere, a little known corner of the park was not what she had in mind. After a hard week at the office, she had hoped for a spa day, but now that she was looking around her, she was glad it wasn't. "Oh Auggie. It's beautiful."

The sun was just starting to set, and the pale rays of springtime sun were filtering through the trees. Past that, she could see the salmon colored sky, punctuated with golden wisps of clouds. It was better than beautiful it was breathtaking.

"This was always my favorite place to go when I could see." Auggie admitted. "I was always able to relax. No matter what was going on in my life, I could always forget it once I came here."

Annie snuggle closer to him. "I'm so glad you shared it with me." She buried her face into Auggie's jacket, which he had wrapped around her to ward off the slight chill that still hung in the air.

They were still sitting together five minutes later when there was a sudden rustle in the foliage behind them. Figuring that the were about to be kicked out of the park, they both stood and dusted themselves off. The person coming through the bushes wasn't exactly who they were expecting.

Liza Hearn

Annie frowned slightly. Liza wasn't exactly her favorite person at the moment. Just thinking about her and Auggie together was enough to raise her blood pressure.

Still, she tried to be polite. At least for the moment. The minute that woman said the wrong thing, Annie was going to un-sheathe the claws.

"Liza. What are you doing here?"

Annie switched her eyes over to Auggie. He was smiling in a way that did not make Annie happy.

Liza pushed her glossy brown hair out of her eyes. "You know I love hiking, Auggie. So I figured while I was out hiking today, I would go by our old spot."

'Right. Every woman I know goes out hiking in a skirt and heels.'

Annie turned her head slowly to look at Auggie. He could feel her burning eyes on him and he at least had the good grace to look ashamed. "Uh, Liza, I would like you to meet Annie."

Annie extended her hand. "Pleased to meet you, Miss. Hearn."

Liza looked down her nose at Annie, which she couldn't believe. Liza was only 2'' taller than her, but was still trying to make an effort to be a bitch. "Nice to meet you. So, your the girl Auggie left me for."

Annie's jaw dropped. Liza nudged her out of the way, none too gently, and took Auggie's arm herself. "I really gotta say Auggie, I'm not impressed."

Auggie winced at that. "Come on Liza. I didn't leave you, you left me."

Liza waved it off. "Semantics. I really didn't want to leave you. I was just angry and under alot of pressure at work. I still have feelings for you.''

Annie leaned against a tree and glared at the pair. Auggie was going to get it once they left. And Liza would be lucky if she made it out of the park with her body intact.

Feeling Annie's eyes on them, Auggie extracted himself from Liza's arms. "Thats good to know, Liza, but I'm with Annie now, OK?"

Liza looked over at Annie and dismissed her without a second glance. "Please, Auggie. I'm taller, more beautiful, and younger. What does she have that I don't?"

"A mean right-hook."

Annie's fist connected and Liza went sprawling in the dirt. "Thats it, bitch! Get your freakin' claws off of him!"

Auggie stepped out of the line of fire, and the cat-fight was on.

Five minutes later, the two women were still going at it when the cops showed up. One went over to Auggie who immediately put his hands up. "Don't ask me, Officer. I didn't see a thing."

It took 4 officers, five minutes to pry Annie off of Liza. They were still lunging at each other so bad, they were separated into two different Police cars. One of the officers pulled Augie too the side.

"Sir, do you have any idea how to stop them?"

Auggie was holding his sides in an effort to stop laughing. "I personally suggest a bucket of cold water, but thats just me."

The Policeman shook his head in amazement. "Well, do you know what they were fighting over?"

Auggie nodded, putting on his most serious expression. "As a matter of fact, yes. The brunette is an ex-girlfriend, while the blond is my current one."

The Cop walked away, shaking his head in amazement. "Some men have all the luck."

Annie slipped into the DPD that Monday morning, trying to be as stealthy as possible. She was currently wearing so much makeup, her face felt like she was wearing a mask. She was almost to her desk, and thinking that she was in the clear, when a cold, clear voice rang out.

"Annie. My office, please."

Annie could tell by the tone of her voice that Joan knew about what had happened and wasn't happy about it. She trudged her way up the steps as though she were going to her own execution.

When she reached the office, She noticed that Joan was reading something in a file. It appeared to be the file that Annie had written about her most recent mission. Maybe she wasn't in trouble, after all.

"Annie, I wanted to speak to you about something you wrote in this file, as well as something else." When she looked up, Joan was struck by how much makeup Annie wore. It was highly out of character. She reached into one of her desk drawers and pulled out a box of baby-wipes. "Alright, Annie. Take it all off."

She obediently took a few wipes and swiped her make-up off. When she was done, she looked back to Joan. Her boss flinched at the sight of her bruised and battered face.

"I assume that whatever happened to you has something to do with the restraining order that Liza Hearn levied against you."

"Yes Ma'am."

"Do you realize how much harder you just made my life?"

"Yes Ma;'am."

"So, what was your little tussle over?" Joan shook her head as soon as she said this. "Never mind. I do not want to know." She turned her icy blue eyes from the file to Annie. "Answer me this one question. Was whatever it was worth it?"

Annie looked through one of the office windows to where Auggie was kicked back, sharing a laugh with his minions. "Yes ma'am. It was."

Joan thought for a moment. "OK, then. You can go." Dismissing Annie, she began to look the terms of the restraining order, over. Hopefully she could figure out a way to still work with Liza Hearn while keeping her at least 100 feet away from Annie. "Hey, Annie?"

"Yes Ma'am?"

Joan looked at her for a moment, her lips twitching into what looked like the smallest smile. "Did you really call her a whore?"

"No Ma'am. I told her that 'you can't housebreak a whore'. She can claim that she's ready to settle down all she wants, but she will never be anything but a slut looking for her next booty call."

Joan gave her a full smile. "Don't worry about it, Annie. I'll find a way to make it work."

"Yes Ma'am." Annie left the office. It wasn't until she had reached Auggie's desk that someone finally noticed her bruises.

"Wow, Annie. Who gave you the marks?" Stu asked, curiously.

"No one gave them to her. She won them." Auggie answered for her.

Wow. I used some rather strong language in this story. Hope I didn't offend anybody.